Skating shoe muff



Feb. 26, 1952 E. FASTER SKATING SHOE MUFF 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed Jan. 11,1951 lllHlu.

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WHWEES Feb. 26, 1952 E. FASTER 2,587,205

SKATING SHOE MUFF Filed Jan. 11, 1951 L2 SHEETSLSHEET 2 nun: IQQEEEESEEQ'ZZ INVENTOR. ELIZAB'TH msrm.

Patented Feb. 26, 1952 UNH'E'ED STATES TENT QFFICE 1 Claim.

My mufi" pertains to shoes equipped with skates, and is designed to fitover the tip of a shoe upon which it may be kept by suitable means, suchas a strap. The purpose of my invention is to reduce heat radiation fromthe front portion of the shoe, keeping the toes within comfortably warm.It also protects the tip of the shoe from being exposed to moisture,from the resulting evaporation thereof, and from the accompanyinlowering of the temperature of the shoe.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a muff which may beproduced cheaply out of waste pieces of fur with the addition of asuitable trimming and means to fasten the muff upon a shoe. Anotherobject of my invention is to provide a muff which may be quickly securedto the tip of a shoe and which in addition to being utilitarian is alsoattractive in appearance.

I shall now describe my invention with reference to the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a skating shoe and my muff attachedto the tip thereof so as to enclose said tip;

Fig. 2 is a View of the underside of the shoe and the muff affixedthereto;

Fig. 3 is an end view of my muff, looking from the open to the closedend thereof;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fi 3;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational View of a modified species of my muff;

Fig. 6 is a view of the underside of a shoe and skate, both being shownin fragment, and of my modified muff seated upon said shoe;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line of Fig. 5.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The muff is made of a piece of fur, including the leather part II)thereof and the wool II on its surface. The fur is shaped to form a cap,indicated generally by numeral l2, the cap as seen from above having theshape of one-half of an ellipse, said half being based upon the minoraxis of said ellipse. Afiixed to the bottom rim I3 of said cap is atrimming or edging l4, preferably made of a tough textile material,which fits under the sole l5 of a skating shoe It, as shown in Figs. 1and 2. Attached to the trimming M at each end thereof, preferably bybeing sewed thereto, are two straps I1 and I8. The stra s are adapted toreach behind the upright member 20 rising from the blade 2| of theskate, generally indicated by numeral 22, and to be connected to eachother at their respective ends by means of a snap |9,-a buckle, orsimilar means. Thus secured to the skate, the muff is drawn reare wardlyto fit over the tip of shoe It, as best shown in Fig. 1, the trimming ifitting snugly over the edge of the sole I5 and curving under, as bestshown in Fig. 2.

The muff as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 has a textile trimming 23 affixedto the bottom rim IE of cap I 2, said trimming being folded upon itselfcrosswise so as to form a loop 24 enclosing a length of elastic tape 25.The tape is provided at each end with a tab, preferably made of leatherand marked 26 and 21, respectively. The tabs may be fastened to eachother by means of a conventional snap button 28 in tab 28 and acomplementary member 2! in tab 21. The tabs, it will be noted, areconsiderably wider than the width of loop 24 so that they cannot bewithdrawn into said loop.

The elastic tape serves as a drawstring to shrink said textile trimming.When the ends of the tape are pulled outwardly in order that they may besecured to each other and to the skate in the manner analogous to thatshown in Figs. 1 and 2, the textile trimming will be drawn to fit overthe edge of the sole of the shoe on the underside thereof, as shown inFig. 6. This feature is quite important, as it serves as a means ofpreventing the muff from being withdrawn off the tip of the shoe.

After having described my invention, what I wish to claim is as follows:

A muff for enclosing the forward toe portion of a skate shoe, the loweredge of said muff having a hem extending around the same to engage theunder side of the sole, an elastic draw member in said hem, the ends ofsaid draw member terminating in separable fastener means, said drawmember forming means whereby the hem is contracted into close engagementwith the under side of the shoe sole when the draw member is stretchedat both ends and the separable fastener attached around a portion of theskate.

ELIZABETH FASTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 97,524 Gaeyer Nov. 19, 19351,382,748 Slasor June 28, 1921 2,229,563 Greenstein Jan. 21, 19412,447,284 Sidnam et al Aug. 1'7, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 775,590 France Oct. 15, 1934

